Symon K. Podilchak was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and received a B.A.Sc. degree in 2005 from the Engineering Science Program at the University of Toronto. While studying at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, he received a M.A.Sc and a Ph.D. degree (Electrical Engineering) in 2008 and 2013, respectively. Currently, Symon is an Associate Professor at Heriot-Watt University, Scotland, in the Institute of Sensors, Signals, and Systems as well as a Marie Skłodowska-Curie H2020 European Research Fellows. He is also a registered Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in the Province of Ontario and the founding chairman for the IEEE AP-S/MTT-S joint chapter in Kingston.

For more information on Dr. Podilchak's research please refer to his personal website.